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Macquarie launches security centre for universities

Australasian universities facing an October cyber deadline get round-the-clock local monitoring to better protect sensitive research and student data.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 3 days ago

Data Protection

Public sector AI use outpaces readiness, Nutanix finds

Most government and education IT leaders say unvetted AI is a security risk, as 73% of public sector infrastructure cannot run complex workloads.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month

Hybrid Cloud

Siren & Ocient team up for sovereign investigations

Agencies handling petabyte-scale intelligence can now search and analyse data in one sovereign environment, cutting transfers between systems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

Data centers

Macquarie to buy Sydney site for campus & data centre

The Sydney project is set to add roughly 200 megawatts of capacity as demand from cloud and AI customers keeps rising.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • This month

Robotics

ARM Hub maps practical AI path for Australian factories

Australian manufacturers could slash rework and compliance time if they embed AI in daily workflows, UTS-led research says.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

Application Security

CISA uses Anthropic AI to scan federal code for flaws

The pilot could help uncover long-ignored flaws in ageing federal systems, but it also raises questions over transparency and supply-chain risk.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

Stories from Other Regions

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Smart Cities

AI for all can't mean AI for some: Why Canada's strategy must reach beyond the cities

Rural and Indigenous communities risk being left behind as Ottawa's new AI plan scales up in cities without fixing internet and local training gaps.

By Ryan Oliver • 4 min read • Today

Digital Transformation

Kyndryl Canada head on sovereign strategy in post-Mythos era

Brian Medeiros says frontier AI models like Mythos are driving clients to accelerate security-led modernisation.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Today

Data Protection

AEVA calls for tougher connected vehicle data laws

Drivers could gain stronger privacy rights as AEVA urges laws to keep connected car data onshore and off by default.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday

Fleet Management

BYD Australia partners with Smart on novated leases

Eligible Australian car buyers will soon be able to bundle EV running costs into pre-tax salary payments at BYD dealerships.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday

Digital Transformation

Fed gov leads cross tasman digital maturity ranking

Federal digital controls are reshaping technology spending and services, with Canberra scoring 88.3 to outpace New South Wales by almost 15 points.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

NetBox Labs and BlueAlly partner on network automation

Automation projects may be easier to trust as BlueAlly adopts NetBox Labs' infrastructure data platform across customer deployments.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Google commits USD $40 million to US Genesis Mission

The White House-backed research push will give tens of thousands of Department of Energy staff access to Google AI tools for a year.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Private Cloud

Macquarie launches Azure cloud practice for government

Australian agencies can now access a sovereign Azure option as Macquarie Government adds public cloud and AI services under tighter security rules.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Macquarie Government launches Azure practice for agencies

Australian agencies can now tap managed Azure services as Macquarie Government broadens its cloud offer amid pressure to modernise securely and cut costs.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week